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Teenager Fatally Stabbed in Ashkelon; Manhunt Underway

A 17-year-old boy was killed and another young man was lightly injured in a stabbing incident on Herzl Street in Ashkelon late Saturday night. Emergency services received a report of the violence at 11:28 p.m., finding the minor in critical, unconscious condition with penetrating wounds.

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What happened

01A 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed on Herzl Street in Ashkelon late Saturday night.
02Another young man sustained minor injuries in the same violent incident.
03Magen David Adom paramedics received the emergency call at 11:28 p.m. and treated the victims.
04The critically injured teenager was pronounced dead after being evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center.
05Police recovered a hatchet at the scene, though its role in the incident is unclear.
06Initial police findings suggest the stabbing stemmed from a criminal dispute between underworld figures.
07Large police forces are conducting extensive searches to locate the suspects who fled the scene.

Magen David Adom paramedics provided life-saving treatment, including stopping the bleeding, and evacuated both victims to Barzilai Medical Center in the city. Despite the efforts of the medical staff in the trauma room, the teenager was pronounced dead at the hospital. The second victim was treated for minor injuries.

Israeli police have launched an investigation and deployed large forces to secure the area, collect forensic evidence, and conduct extensive searches for the suspects who fled. A hatchet was recovered from the scene, though its connection to the attack remains unclear. Initial findings suggest the violence stemmed from a criminal dispute between underworld figures.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 5 newsrooms. Updated 07:28

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